Soccer’s governing body has long sheltered behind a view that the game is apolitical. Sanctioning Russia over invasion exposes why that doesn’t hold.
Actors cheer as President of the China, Xi Jinping, arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 4 in Beijing.
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Few nations know how to politicize the Olympics as effectively as China does.
After President Joe Biden called for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, other countries are following suit.
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In a world where transhumanists seek to use technology to save humanity, and even to defeat death, surfing reminds humans of our staggering insignificance.
Adam Karg, Swinburne University of Technology; Emma Sherry, Swinburne University of Technology; Kasey Symons, Swinburne University of Technology, and Sam Duncan, Swinburne University of Technology
With the Japanese public against the games and a pandemic raging, the Olympics are not a simple celebration of sport and human achievement.
Team Canada flag-bearers Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama carry the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics.
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How can settler-Canadians cheer for their country at the Tokyo Olympics after the recent discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves of children who attended Indian Residential Schools?
The inclusion of new action sports can offend Olympic traditionalists and outsiders alike. But it’s part of a long-term strategy to keep the games relevant and appealing to younger fans.
Tokyo will feature the most female athletes ever at an Olympics. But the Games do not have a good track record when it comes to gender equality.
Since Rio handed the baton to Tokyo in 2016, the city has prepared to host foreign and domestic Olympics fans alike.
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As COVID empties the Tokyo 2020 bleachers, will the economic benefits of hosting in the first place outweigh the losses incurred by not having tourists?
Bubble life means spending time with different people, to aid psychological recovery, will not be an option for athletes in Tokyo.
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Still in the midst of a global pandemic, the International Olympic Committee’s dream of hosting the Tokyo Games in a “post-corona world” is not possible. But should the Games go ahead at all?
There are mounting calls for a boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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While governments and some athletes are opposed to a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, failing to take a stand against China’s human rights record has consequences.
Rugby player Caroline Layt (centre) says trans athletes are ‘no longer invisible, we have a voice’.
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Centres for Business and Social innovation, and Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, University of Technology Sydney